Method and device for processing data for generating alarms within a communication network
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1. A data processing device comprising:
- a display configured to display alarms;
a processor configured to receive, from an item of equipment in a communications network, primary data defining events in at least one primary data format and delivering to a management device in said network secondary data defining the alarms representing said events, in a secondary data format,wherein said processor comprises an interpreter which is provided with a plurality of conversion rules, arranged in the form of scripts that are interpreted by the interpreter and are associated with a plurality of different primary data formats, and arranged so as to convert, by means of said rules, the primary data received in one of said primary data formats into secondary data in said secondary data format which can be processed by said management device, said interpreter further arranged to deduce alarm parameters from certain primary data received, so as to deliver a parameterized alarm to said management device,wherein, when the alarm state of the item of equipment in the network is unknown, said interpreter is arranged to extract from said item of equipment chosen information able to allow determination of said alarm state, and then to simulate the sending of primary data representing said state information, so as to generate an alarm intended to indicate to the management device the alarm of said item of equipment, andwherein each of the plurality of different primary data formats corresponds to a particular script.
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Abstract
A data processing device comprises processing module capable of receiving from equipment in a communications network primary data defining events in at least one primary format, and delivering to a management device in the network secondary data defining alarms representing events, in a secondary format. The processing module comprise an interpreter provided with conversion rules, arranged in the form of scripts associated with the various primary event formats, and arranged to convert, using these rules, primary data received in one of the primary formats into secondary data in the secondary format which can be interpreted by the management device.
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1. A data processing device comprising:
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a display configured to display alarms; a processor configured to receive, from an item of equipment in a communications network, primary data defining events in at least one primary data format and delivering to a management device in said network secondary data defining the alarms representing said events, in a secondary data format, wherein said processor comprises an interpreter which is provided with a plurality of conversion rules, arranged in the form of scripts that are interpreted by the interpreter and are associated with a plurality of different primary data formats, and arranged so as to convert, by means of said rules, the primary data received in one of said primary data formats into secondary data in said secondary data format which can be processed by said management device, said interpreter further arranged to deduce alarm parameters from certain primary data received, so as to deliver a parameterized alarm to said management device, wherein, when the alarm state of the item of equipment in the network is unknown, said interpreter is arranged to extract from said item of equipment chosen information able to allow determination of said alarm state, and then to simulate the sending of primary data representing said state information, so as to generate an alarm intended to indicate to the management device the alarm of said item of equipment, and wherein each of the plurality of different primary data formats corresponds to a particular script. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 26, 27)
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12. A network management device, comprising a processor which receives, from an item of equipment in a communications network, primary data defining events in at least one primary data format and delivering to a management device in said network secondary data defining alarms representing said events, in a secondary data format,
wherein said processor comprises an interpreter provided with a plurality of conversion rules, arranged in the form of scripts associated with a plurality of different primary data formats, and arranged so as to convert, by means of said rules, primary data received in one of said primary data formats into secondary data in said secondary data format which can be interpreted by said processor, said interpreter further arranged to deduce alarm parameters from certain primary data received, so as to deliver a parameterized alarm to said management device, wherein, when the alarm state of the item of equipment in the network is unknown, said interpreter is arranged to extract from said item of equipment chosen information able to allow determination of said alarm state, and then to simulate the sending of primary data representing said state information, so as to generate an alarm intended to indicate to the management device the alarm of the item of equipment, and wherein each of the plurality of different primary event formats corresponds to a particular script.
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13. A data processing method in which, on reception of primary data transmitted by an equipment in a communications network and defining events in at least one primary format, there are delivered to a management device of the network secondary data defining alarms representing said events, in a secondary format,
wherein said method further comprising the step of converting, by means of one of a plurality of conversion rules, arranged in the form of scripts associated with a plurality of different primary event formats, primary data received in one of said primary formats into secondary data in said secondary format which can be interpreted by said management device, wherein alarm parameters are deduced from certain primary data received, so as to deliver a parameterized alarm to said management device, wherein, when the alarm state of an item of an equipment in the network is unknown, there is extracted from said equipment chosen information able to allow determination of said alarm state, and then the sending of primary data representing said state information is simulated so as to generate an alarm intended to indicate to the management device the alarm state of said equipment, and wherein each of the plurality of different primary event formats corresponds to a particular script.
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24. A method of managing a communications network, the method comprising the steps of:
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on reception of primary data transmitted by an item of equipment in the communications network and defining events in at least one primary format, delivering to a management device of the communications network secondary data defining alarms representing said events, in a secondary format and a parameterized alarm deduced from certain primary data received from the item of equipment, wherein said second format is generated by converting, by means of one a plurality conversion rules, arranged in the form of scripts associated with a plurality of primary event formats, primary data received in one of said primary formats into secondary data in said secondary format which can be interpreted by said management device, wherein, when the alarm state of the item of equipment in the network is unknown, information is extracted from the item of equipment to allow determination of said alarm state, and sending of primary data representing said state information is simulated so as to generate an alarm intended to indicate to the management device the alarm of said item of equipment, and wherein each of the plurality of different primary event formats corresponds to a particular script. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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